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Drawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolskypresents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation.

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Drawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolsky presents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation. In this book, he surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of individuals, families, public and private institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nations. He examines the diversity of linguistic repertoires and the multiplicity of forces, linguistic and non-linguistic, which account for language shift and maintenance. By starting with the individual speaker and moving through the various levels and domains, Spolsky shows the many different policies with which a national government must compete and illustrates why national policy is so difficult. A definitive guide to the field, this is essential reading for policy makers, stakeholders, researchers, and students of language policy.

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'Breathtaking in scope, Rethinking Language Policy offers a world tour of language policy by a scholar whose work has defined the field. Demonstrating that language policy depends on many non-linguistic factors, Professor Spolsky leads readers from the individual, to the familial, to the myriad institutional forces that shape language policy, illustrating it all with case examples through time and across every region of the globe. Timely, fascinating, and highly accessible, this unparalleled comparative account reveals language policy as practices, beliefs, and management mediated by relations of power.'Teresa L. McCarty, GF Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology, University of CaliforniaRethinks the presentation of a theory of language policy and management by starting with the individual speaker rather than the nationDrawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolsky reflects on earlier models that he proposed and presents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation. In this book, he surveys the language practices, beliefs and planning efforts of individuals, families, public and private institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nations. He examines the diversity of linguistic repertoires and the multiplicity of forces, linguistic and non-linguistic, which account for language shift and maintenance. By starting with the individual speaker and moving through the various levels and domains, Spolsky shows the many different policies with which a national government must compete and illustrates why national policy is so difficult. A definitive guide to the field, with a rich description of examples, this is essential reading for policymakers, stakeholders, researchers, and students of language policy.Key Features* Written by a world-leading expert in the field of language policy and management* Draws on a range of examples and case studies, including examples of threatened indigenous and minority languages throughout the world* Surveys the language practices, beliefs and planning efforts of families, education systems, neighbourhoods and the workplace, public institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nationsBernard Spolsky is Professor Emeritus in the English Department at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.Cover image: Big Fish Eat Little Fish, Pieter van der Heyden, 1557. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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'Breathtaking in scope, Rethinking Language Policy offers a world tour of language policy by a scholar whose work has defined the field. Demonstrating that language policy depends on many non-linguistic factors, Professor Spolsky leads readers from the individual, to the familial, to the myriad institutional forces that shape language policy, illustrating it all with case examples through time and across every region of the globe. Timely, fascinating, and highly accessible, this unparalleled comparative account reveals language policy as practices, beliefs, and management mediated by relations of power.'Teresa L. McCarty, GF Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology, University of CaliforniaRethinks the presentation of a theory of language policy and management by starting with the individual speaker rather than the nationDrawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolsky reflects on earlier models that he proposed and presents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation. In this book, he surveys the language practices, beliefs and planning efforts of individuals, families, public and private institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nations. He examines the diversity of linguistic repertoires and the multiplicity of forces, linguistic and non-linguistic, which account for language shift and maintenance. By starting with the individual speaker and moving through the various levels and domains, Spolsky shows the many different policies with which a national government must compete and illustrates why national policy is so difficult. A definitive guide to the field, with a rich description of examples, this is essential reading for policymakers, stakeholders, researchers, and students of language policy.Key Features* Written by a world-leading expert in the field of language policy and management* Draws on a range of examples and case studies, including examples of threatened indigenous and minority languages throughout the world* Surveys the language practices, beliefs and planning efforts of families, education systems, neighbourhoods and the workplace, public institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nationsBernard Spolsky is Professor Emeritus in the English Department at Bar-Ilan University, Israel.Cover image: Big Fish Eat Little Fish, Pieter van der Heyden, 1557. Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Author Biography

Bernard Spolsky was Professor Emeritus in the Department of English Literature and Linguistics, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Table of Contents

PrefaceIntroduction: The non-linguistic environment; Chapter 1: The individual in language policy and management; Chapter 2 The family and the home; Chapter 3 Education; Chapter 4: Neighbourhoods and the workplace; Chapter 5: Public institutions for communication, culture, religion, health and law; Chapter 6: Military language policy and management; Chapter 7: Imperialism and colonialism; Chapter 8: Economic pressure and neo-liberalism; Chapter 9: Endangerment and language shift; Chapter 10: Management agencies and advocates; Chapter 11: Treaties, Charters and other supranational sources of rights; Chapter 12: The nation state as language manager; Chapter 13: Some national language policies; Chapter 14: Rethinking a theory; Appendix - Endangered languages in five countries; References

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"Breathtaking in scope, Rethinking Language Policy offers a world tour of language policy by a scholar whose work has defined the field. Demonstrating that language policy depends on many non-linguistic factors, Professor Spolsky leads readers from the individual, to the familial, to the myriad institutional forces that shape language policy, illustrating it all with case examples through time and across every region of the globe. Timely, fascinating, and highly accessible, this unparalleled comparative account reveals language policy as practices, beliefs, and management mediated by relations of power." -Teresa L. McCarty, GF Kneller Chair in Education and Anthropology, University of California

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Breathtaking in scope, Rethinking Language Policy offers a world tour of language policy by a scholar whose work has defined the field. Demonstrating that language policy depends on many non-linguistic factors, Professor Spolsky leads readers from the individual, to the familial, to the myriad institutional forces that shape language policy, illustrating it all with case examples through time and across every region of the globe. Timely, fascinating, and highly accessible, this unparalleled comparative account reveals language policy as practices, beliefs, and management mediated by relations of power.

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The definitive guide to the field of language policy, rich with examples

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The definitive guide to the field of language policy, rich with examples Explores a theory of language policy starting with the individual speaker rather than the nation Draws on a range of examples and case studies including examples of threatened indigenous and minority languages throughout the world Surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of a wide range of stakeholders including families, public institutions and local and national activists Drawing on four decades of research, Bernard Spolsky presents an updated theory of language policy that starts with the individual speaker instead of the nation. In this book, he surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of individuals, families, public and private institutions, local and national activists, advocates and managers, and nations. He examines the diversity of linguistic repertoires and the multiplicity of forces, linguistic and non-linguistic, which account for language shift and maintenance. By starting with the individual speaker and moving through the various levels and domains, Spolsky shows the many different policies with which a national government must compete and illustrates why national policy is so difficult. A definitive guide to the field, this is essential reading for policy makers, stakeholders, researchers, and students of language policy.

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Explores a theory language policy starting with the individual speaker rather than the nation Draws on a range of examples and case studies including examples of threatened indigenous and minority languages throughout the world Surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of a wide range of stakeholders including families, public institutions and local and national activists

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The definitive guide to the field of language policy, rich with examples Explores a theory language policy starting with the individual speaker rather than the nation Draws on a range of examples and case studies including examples of threatened indigenous and minority languages throughout the world Surveys the language practices, beliefs, and planning efforts of a wide range of stakeholders including families, public institutions and local and national activists

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Potential use on courses on language policy and planning

Details ISBN1474485472 Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2023 ISBN-10 1474485472 ISBN-13 9781474485470 Format Paperback Pages 276 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2023-02-28 Author Bernard Spolsky Translator John Joseph Edited by Johanna Spanke Birth 1938 Affiliation Winchester College, UK Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Publication Date 2023-01-25 UK Release Date 2023-01-25 DEWEY 306.449 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2023-05-03 Alternative 9781474485463 We've got this

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